from Dutch Nederland, literally "lower land" (see nether); said to have been used by the Austrians (who ruled much of the southern part of the Low Countries from 1713 to 1795), by way of contrast to the mountains they knew, but the name is older than this. The Netherlands formerly included Flanders and thus were equivalent geographically and etymologically to the Low Countries. Related: Netherlander; Netherlandish (c. 1600).
雙語例句
1. By contrast, the comparable figure for the Netherlands is 16 per cent.
相反，荷蘭的相對數字為16%。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water.
荷蘭人一直在圍海造地。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Radio Netherlands, PO Box 222, Hilversum
希爾弗瑟姆郵政信箱222號，荷蘭廣播電臺
來自《權威詞典》
4. A new submarine cable was laid from England to Netherlands.
英國至荷蘭間鋪設了新的海底電纜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Clogs are part of the Netherlands national costume.